{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/building-regulations-2010/regulation-47",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/building-regulations-2010/regulation-47.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2010/2214",
  "legislation_title": "The Building Regulations 2010",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/building-regulations-2010",
  "path": "regulation/47",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "47",
  "heading": "Contravention of certain regulations not to be an offence",
  "text": "The following regulations are designated as provisions to which section 35 of the Act (penalty for contravening building regulations) does not apply—\n(a) (i) regulation 14A (determination of applications for building control approval with full plans),\n(ii) regulation 15A (consultation in relation fire safety),\n(iii) regulation 16(3D) and (3E) (notice as to commencement of work),\n(iv) regulation 17 (completion certificates),\n(v) regulation 17A (certificate for building occupied before work is completed),\n(vi) regulation 18(6A) (unauthorised building work),\n(vii) regulation 18E(8) and (12) (appeals under section 101A of the Act),\n(viii) regulation 19C(2) (regulator’s notices: grounds for rejection),\n(ix) regulation 19E (regulator’s notices: direction),\n(x) regulation 20(6A) (provisions applicable to self-certification schemes),\n(xi) regulation 20A(7A) (provisions applicable to third party certification schemes),\n(xii) regulation 25A(3A) (consideration of high-efficiency alternative systems for new buildings),\n(xiii) regulation 27(4A) (CO2 emission rate calculations),\n(xiv) regulation 27A(4A) (fabric energy efficiency rate calculations),\n(xv) regulation 27C(4A) (target primary energy rate calculations for new buildings),\n(xvi) regulation 37(3) (wholesome water consumption calculation),\n(xvii) regulation 41(3A) (sound insulation testing),\n(xviii) regulation 42(4) (mechanical ventilation air flow rate testing),\n(xix) regulation 43(6) (pressure testing),\n(xx) regulation 44(5) (commissioning),\n(xxi) regulation 44ZA(4) (commissioning in respect of a system for on-site electricity generation),\n(xxii) regulation 47B (compliance notices: contents),\n(xxiii) regulation 47C (stop notices: contents),\n(xxiv) regulation 47D(3) (compliance and stop notices: notification),\n(xxv) regulation 47E(2) (compliance and stop notices: withdrawal), and\n(b) regulations 23, 25B and 26, in so far as these Regulations apply to Crown buildings or to building work carried out or proposed to be carried out by Crown authorities.",
  "extent": "E",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Reg. 47 substituted (E., but only in relation to excepted energy buildings in W.) (9.1.2013) by The Building Regulations &c. (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/3119), reg. 25, Sch. 1 (with regs. 1(3), 45-47) [Editorial note: This amendment no longer applies at all in relation to W. from 8.6.2018]"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Reg. 47(a) substituted (E.) (1.10.2023) by The Building Regulations etc. (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/911), regs. 1(2), 16(1) (with regs. 22-24)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in reg. 47(a)(iii) inserted (E.) (6.4.2024) by The Building (Registered Building Control Approvers etc.) (England) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/110), regs. 1(3), 38(6)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in reg. 47(a)(vi) substituted (E.) (6.4.2024) by The Building (Registered Building Control Approvers etc.) (England) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/110), regs. 1(3), 38(6)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "E",
      "label": "E1",
      "text": "This version of this provision applies to England only; a separate version has been created for Wales only"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/2214/regulation/47",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T02:31:48.980832+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}